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        <a id="tex-path" name="tex-path"></a>Setting the PATH for TeX Live
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        Before starting to build TeX Live, set up your PATH so that the
        system can properly find the files. If you set up your login scripts
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<kbd class=
"command">export TEXARCH=$(uname -m | sed -e 's/i.86/i386/' -e 's/$/-linux/') &amp;&amp;

cat &gt;&gt; /etc/profile.d/extrapaths.sh &lt;&lt; EOF
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# Begin texlive addition

pathappend /opt/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/doc/man  MANPATH
pathappend /opt/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/doc/info INFOPATH
pathappend /opt/texlive/2019/bin/$TEXARCH

# End texlive addition
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EOF

unset TEXARCH</kbd>
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        The new paths can be immediately activated by running <span class=
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